Cool campgrounds for summer in Hokuriku & Niigata
Japanese summers are hot and humid, and a night in a campervan at sea level can stay above 25 °C. These 13 campgrounds in Hokuriku & Niigata have estimated August nights of 17 °C or less — mostly mountain plateaus above 1,000 m, or Hokkaido — so you can sleep without air conditioning.
Night temperatures are estimated for each campground from the nearest Japan Meteorological Agency station (1991–2020 normals), corrected by −0.65 °C per 100 m of elevation difference. Sorted from the highest campground down.
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Niigata 新潟県
- Sasagamine Campground 笹ヶ峰キャンプ場 Niigata · 1,300 m · August nights ≈ 15 °C
- Green Pal Kogenso グリーンパル光原荘 Niigata · 996 m · August nights ≈ 17 °C
- Madarao Highlands Donguri Village 斑尾高原どんぐり村 Niigata · 967 m · August nights ≈ 17 °C
- Log Cabin Merkmal ログキャビン メルクマール Niigata · 953 m · August nights ≈ 17 °C
- Lodge Raven Camp Area Lodge Raven キャンプエリア Niigata · 946 m · August nights ≈ 17 °C
- Naeba Highlands Auto Campground 苗場高原オートキャンプ場 Niigata · 910 m · August nights ≈ 17 °C
- Rising Field Naeba ライジングフィールド苗場 Niigata · 907 m · August nights ≈ 17 °C · from ¥1,200
- Arasawa Hutte 荒沢ヒュッテ Niigata · 801 m · August nights ≈ 17 °C
- Shobu Highlands Bell House 菖蒲高原ベルハウス Niigata · 703 m · August nights ≈ 17 °C
Toyama 富山県
- Kurojon くろよん Toyama · 1,473 m · August nights ≈ 14 °C
- Oritate Campground 折立キャンプ場 Toyama · 1,360 m · August nights ≈ 14 °C
- Hiyatadani Campground 冷タ谷キャンプ場 Toyama · 1,103 m · August nights ≈ 16 °C
- Shomyodaki Parking Lot Toyama · 960 m · August nights ≈ 16 °C
More in Hokuriku & Niigata
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Cool in summer in other regions
Hokkaido (371) · Tohoku (118) · Tokyo & Kanto (29) · Mt. Fuji & Hakone (61) · Japan Alps (Nagano & Gifu) (186) · Kyoto, Osaka & Kansai (4) · Hiroshima & Chugoku (7) · Shikoku (7) · Kyushu (4) · All of Japan
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); details and prices from each campground's official website; climate from Japan Meteorological Agency normals; elevation from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan.